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I had a pt with AD who when asked the date woul respond with her birthdate and then say wait a minute it's my birthday today - will we have a party? Her caregiver would then say - we had a lovely party on your birthday but today really is present date. I always thought if I ever loose track of time, I want everyday to be my birthday too.

I work with dementia pts. One lady had a birthday everyday. People thought it was sad, but she had a great family...cupcakes every day! As long as we had a birthday party in the evening she was happy. No meds, just a cupcake then off to bed..tomorrow was her birthday. (Just like that movie 50 First Dates)

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